醉

醉 (Kangxi radical 164, 酉+8, 15 strokes, cangjie input 一田卜人十 (MWYOJ), four-corner 1064₈, composition ⿰酉卒)

• 𤂭

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1284, character 24
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 39906
• Dae Jaweon: page 1784, character 17
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3587, character 14
• Unihan data for U+9189

Historical forms of the character 醉
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
Small seal script

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *ʔsuds) : semantic 酉 (“alcoholic drink”) + phonetic 卒 (OC *ʔsuːd, *sʰuːd, *ʔsud).

醉

1. to become drunk; to become intoxicated

   喝醉  ―  hēzuì  ―  to become drunk

   • 厭厭夜飲，不醉無歸。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
     厌厌夜饮，不醉无归。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Yàn yàn yè yǐn, bù zuì wú guī. [Pinyin]

     Happily and long into the night we drink; till all are drunk, there is no retiring.

   • 漁父見而問之曰：「子非三閭大夫與？何故至於斯！」
     屈原曰：「舉世皆濁我獨清，眾人皆醉我獨醒，是以見放！」 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     渔父见而问之曰：「子非三闾大夫与？何故至于斯！」
     屈原曰：「举世皆浊我独清，众人皆醉我独醒，是以见放！」 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Verses of Chu, 4^th century BCE – 2^nd century CE

     Yúfù jiàn ér wèn zhī yuē: “Zǐ fēi sānlǘdàfū yú? Hégù zhì yú sī!”
     Qū Yuán yuē: “Jǔshì jiē zhuó wǒ dú qīng, zhòngrén jiē zuì wǒ dú xǐng, shìyǐ jiàn fàng!” [Pinyin]

     The fisherman saw him and asked: "Were you not the sanlü dafu [a high position in the Chu court]? How have you ended up like this?"
     Qu Yuan said: "The whole world was muddy and I was clean alone; all men were drunk and I was sober alone; and I was exiled for that!"

2. to intoxicate; to make someone drunk

   • 許之，飲先從者酒，醉之，竊馬而獻之子常，子常歸唐侯。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     许之，饮先从者酒，醉之，窃马而献之子常，子常归唐侯。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4^th century BCE

     Xǔ zhī, yǐn xiān cóng zhě jiǔ, zuì zhī, qiè mǎ ér xiàn zhī Zǐcháng, Zǐcháng guī Táng hóu. [Pinyin]

     When they were allowed this, they made the earlier attendants drink alcohol, making them drunk; stole their horses; and presented them to Zichang. Zichang then let the marquis return to Tang.

   • 酒不醉人人自醉，色不迷人人自迷。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad. and simp.]

     From: The Plum in the Golden Vase, circa 1610 CE

     Jiǔ bù zuì rén rén zì zuì, sè bù mí rén rén zì mí. [Pinyin]

     Alcohol does not intoxicate men, men are intoxicated by themselves; women do not infatuate men, men are infatuated by themselves.

3. to be fascinated with; to be enchanted by; to be crazy about; to be addicted to

   醉心  ―  zuìxīn  ―  to be infatuated with

4. to marinate in cooking wine

   醉蝦／醉虾  ―  zuìxiā  ―  drunken shrimp (dish name)

• (to become drunk):

• (to be fascinated with):

(“Jinmeiyō” kanji used for names, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form 酔)

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• Go-on: すい (sui)^{←すゐ (swi, historical)}
• Kan-on: すい (sui)^{←すゐ (swi, historical)}
• Kun: よい (yoi, 醉い)^{←ゑひ (wefi, 醉ひ, historical)}; よう (you, 醉う)^{←ゑふ (wefu, 醉ふ, historical)}

醉 (eum 취 (chwi))

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醉: Hán Nôm readings: túy/tuý, xúy/xuý

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